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W. D. MITCHELL.

BRUSHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2h 19m.

Patented Sept. 16, 1919.

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WILLIAM nnvrs MITCHELL, orrnonnonn, VIRGINIA.

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Application gfil ed February 21, 1-918 Serial Q IBAISJ To all wfiom it may 00710 752."

Be it known that 1, Winner D. Mire ntn,

a citizen of the United States,- residing at Roanoke, in the county or Roanoke and State of Virginia have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushing- Machines; of which the following is a specifies tioni ing machine which ill perform the 'function of brushing the clothes of a person when standing in jiuxtarelation to the ma chine, and will also brush the hat as wen as the shoes, and it is designed to be of a portable nature and to be an article o lf furniture for a store, shop or household". The present invention embodies practical and adyan-tageous improvements over the machine d'is closed my prior United States Patent 1,180,172.

The object of the invention is the provision of a machine ofthe above character which is automatic in its operations being incased in a portable cabinet concealin all of theoperating parts, and which Willbe compact in size to occupy a small space and ornamental and attractive in appearance. The machine is thus highly useful and. desirable in the home railway statio11,barbershop, hotel and the like, Wheresuchmachine may prove a necessary requisite. 1

Another object of my invention is the provision of a machine ofthe charactera'nd' for the purposes stated which will be inexp'em sive to produce and aintain which will be or extremely simple and durable construct'ion to avoid getting out of order under heavy strain or hard usage, and which generally Will prove thoroughly eflicient and practical from every'point of view! o The invention further resides in sundry details of construction, combination arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the appended claims. y y i In the drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of myi'nvent'ion as now devised zy Figure 1 represents a front View or elevation of the complete machine.

My present invention is a clothes brushsneci'fication o f Letters-indent. Pwtglfligdfiept; 16, 1919;

Fig; Qrepresents a side elevation of y the machine taken from the side upon which the hat nd shoebrushin means are located.

Fig; 3 represents a vertical central sectionar view of the complete machine, showin clearly the construction and relative locatign of all Workingparts.

Fig. .trepresents a sectional detail view on an enlarged scale of one of the adjustable bearings for the upper roller, and

Fig.5 represents. a detail View of the mechanism for operating. the hatand shoulder brush. y f 1 With particular reference to. the detail construction and the: features of the invent1on,.1 .des1gnates an upright casing or cabinet ofsuitable Width and height; which houses the operating parts of the machine and permits .itwto be moved from place to place. intact. The cabinet is to be ornamented in any desired fashion and may be provided with a hat and coat rack2 and an umbrella holder 3. The ront faceof the cabinet; has anopening. 7 extending substantia'llyg its entireheiglit and having a Width, at least,. .equal to the Width of the average human body. 1 The opening exposes garment cleaning brushes or bristles Sinorder to permit them to perform the desired brushing operation on the garments presented before. the opening from the exterior of the cabinet. The brushes 8 are secured to endless band or belt 10 closing the entire opening 7 y and passing; over the ifollers l1 and 12 journaled as at 13 in antifrict'ional bearings 14, the rollersbeing arranged ithin the cabinet adjacent the upper and lower edges or the opening, t r epeeuveiy. The band 10 is provided from flexible material, such cloth, feather or other suitable material, so that t o give under pressnre and conform to the contour of the body, when thelatter is pressed agai ist it, and thereby permit the brushing of those portions of the garmeats about'tlie neck, waist and legs as ivell as the projected portions! aboutthe shonlders and hips. To maintain this form conforming functlon or the bandlO, 1t 1s necessaryto keep it su'fliciently taut or under suflicient tension at all times. Continued use of the machine will, however, cause a certain slack in the band which will destroy this function of the band. Therefore, one of the rollers, preferably the roller 11, is adjustable relative to the roller 12 by means of bearing supports 17 vertically movable in guideways 16 of the brackets 15 (Fig. 4). These bearings 17 are adjusted by screws 18 carried by the brackets 15. While this form of means is at present shown for maintaining the band sufiiciently taut, any other desired means may be used.

Arranged within the cabinet is a dirtconducting flue 5 having its lower wall extended outwardly from the casing and upturned ,to envelop the lower roller 12 in order to provide a combined guard and dust-trap 6. The band 10 travels with its exposed side moving downwardly, thus causing the dirt and dust removed from the garments to move downwardly therewith and depositing them in the dust-trap. A suction fan 23 is disposed in the conduit 5 and operates to draw the dust, dirt and other particles from off the band 10 and from the trap 6 through the conduit and to discharge them into a receiving receptacle or chamber 4: provided in the bottom of the cabinet, into which the conduit empties. The fan 23 is operated by a motor 22, preferably electric, suitably arranged in the cabinet 1. The band 10 is caused to operate, by passing over the rollers 11 and 12, through the means of a belt 20 connecting the drive pulley 21 with the pulley 19 on the roller 12.

The shaft of the lower roller is extended at 25, and carries the shoebrush 26, while the shaft of the upper roller carries a gear wheel 27, meshing with a smaller gear wheel 28, which has mounted thereon the shaft 29, which carries the brush 30, which is designed for brushing the hat and the shoulders of the garments. It is pointed out that the brush elements 8 are of such size and are so secured to the belt 10 as not to interfere or hinder the fiexure of the belt in any direction, particularly longitudinally and laterally, when conforming to the anatomy of the body. I

The operation of my machine will be instantly apparent from the drawings, in connection with the foregoing description. It will be seen that the motor is connected with an ordinary electric circuit and when oper ated, transmits motion to the suction fan mounted upon its shaft, which draws in the dirt and deposits it in the receptacle 4 and simultaneously causes the brush-carrying band to move rapidly in a vertical direction, bringing the brushes thereon in contact with the coat, trousers or skirt of the person standing in contacting relation therewith. The party may have allof the said garments thoroughly brushed by turning from side to side, in a manner which will be readily understood, the flexibility of the band 10 as well as of the bristles S insuring the efliciency of this operation. During the above operation of the machine, the brushes 25 and 30 revolve in order that the former may brush the shoes and the latter the hat and shoulders of the person when they are brought in contact with said brushes; thus a single machine may perform all the service necessary for brushing and refreshing those garments constantly exposed to the dust and dirt of ordinary use.

It will be noted that the machine performs all of the functions required and uses a small amount of power, making its maintenance small; also that it provides an attractive as well as useful article of furniture for the home or public places of any character; that the machine can be produced at a low price, all things considered; that it is simple, durable and thoroughly efficient and practical in every particular.

The above description is to be only considered as illustrative of the invention and not as limiting the same, because certain changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of the parts may be made that fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A clothes brushing machine of the kind described comprising a vertical cabinet having an open front and a dust collecting chamber therein, a conduit leading from said chamber to the lower end of said opening and having an upturned flared month, an upper and a lower roller mounted in said open front of the cabinet, the lower roller being mounted within said mouth of the conduit, a brush carrying band traveling over said rollers, means within the cabinet to rotate the rollers, and suction means in said conduit to convey the dust and particles falling into the mouth of the conduit to said dust chamber.

2. A clothes-brushing machine comprising a vertically disposed cabinet having an open front and a dust collecting chamber therein, a conduit leading from said chamber to the lower end of said opening, an upper and a lower roller mounted in the front of said cabinet, a. brush carrying band traveling over said rollers, a lower wall of said conduit being outwardly extended and curved to envelop the lower roller and lower part of said belt to form a guard and collecting mouth for said conduit, a motor in the cabinet for rotating said rollers, and sucnet having a vertical front opening of a height and Width substantially that of the and means in the cabinet for operating said human body, a vertically disposed endless carrier. 10 brush-carrier mounted totravel in front of In testimony. whereof I afiix my signature said opening and to close the same, said can in the presence of two Witnesses.

rier being of material flexible longitudinally l/VILLIAM DAVIS NLITCHELL.

and laterally to conform to the anatomy of Witnesses:

the human body, when the latter is pressed A. L. HILL,

against it, brushing elements on the carrier, J. H. BRADLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of I'atents, Washington, D. G. 

